Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-20


bringing back loads of slaves, that sold
at a heavy profit. The prophet
DanielF' was one of these, but she made
one voyage too many, as is recorded in
liber %, in 1900. 1t is headed can account
of John Cruger's Voyage to Madagascar
in the Prophet Daniel, Henry Appel,
Commander"
FRIDAY, 18th July, 1898, in the morning
we waved anchor and stood 20 sea, being
first bound to the island Of Don Mascon-
rena. Monday, the Sd of October, we
found ourselves under the island ST.
Thoma under We equlnOXtial line. Capt.
Appel thought fit to go into said place
to tlll up our water and TO clean the ship.
Friday, the Seventh ditto, we de-
parted from the island of st. Thoma to
forward our voyage to Don Masconrena
aforesaid. Monday, the Twentieth Feb
ruary, 1899, the Captain and mates judged
themselves to leeward to said island, Don
Masconrena: and the Massune time being
at hand and our provisions being short
and our ship very fowl. not Fl 1t to turn TO
windward, wee stood away for We island
st. Maria to kreen our ship.
sunday, the 30th July, wee arrived at
Mattatana, whenI went on shore to trade
for negroes, but the road proving very
bad soc vt the ship received several dam
ages by the extraordinary bad riding soc
that wee were forced to remove from that
place to forte dolphin, having purchased
fifty slaves at st. Mattatana and arrived
at forte dolphin the 9th ditto. | acquaint-
ed Mr.. Abraham Samuel, Hing OF said
place, of my arrival and came with him
to trade. The 18th OF September l went
with Mr.. Samuel twenty five milesup the
country, and the 14th in the morning
gott the miserable news that our ship
was taken by vessel that had come into
the harbour the night before. Thereupon
l made all the haste down / could. Then
wee got some Of We subjects of Mr.. samuel
to assist US, and we fired upon said pyr-
ates for two DAYS, but could doe no good.
Then l hired two men to swim off in the
night to cult their cable, but Mr.. Samuel
charged them not to NEEDLE with them,
as was Informed, said Samuel having
gott letter from on board of said pirate,
In which l suppose they made great
promises, soc that he forbid US upon our
lives not to meddle with any Of said pyr-
ates. When said ship came in att an
anchor they desired our boats to give them
a cast on shoar, they having lost their
boats and pretended to be merchant
ship. and had about fifty negroes on
board. Al night said Captain OF said ship
desired that our boats might give him a
cast on board Of his ship, which was done,
and coming on board he desired the men
to drink with him, and when said men
were agoing on board of our ship again
they kept them by violence, and att about
8 att night they manned the boats and
tooke our ship, and presently carried
away all the money which was on board,
rigging and other things what they had
occasion for, and then gave the ship and
negroes and other things that were on
board to said MIR. Samuel. The Captains
name OF the pirate was Evans Jones.
n Mr.. Abraham Samuel took like
wise away from me twenty-five casks of
powder and fourty-nine small arms;
likewise all the sayles that did belong to
the ship Prophet Daniel, which laid In
house on shore. Said Mr.. Samuel sold the
shin again to Isaac Ruff, Thomas Wells,
Edward Copkelins, and Edward Wood
man and as il was reported for ], 400 pieces
of eight. The said Isaac Ruff and the
rest of them that bought the ship did de-
sign TO goe from forte dolphin to the is
land OF Dan Masconrena, aud from thence
to Mattatana upon Madagascar, and soc
for America (Cruger sailed in the Vine
Blossom for New York.. Saturday, 18th
May, 100, att night | arrived att New
Yorke, and because may not be censured
an ill man and that It may be thought
that have saved anything that belongs
TO the owners Of the above said ship, doe
declare that 1 have not directly or in
directly saved anything that belongs 10
Them nor wrOnged them OF the value OF a
farthing, but contrary have done all pos
sible to secure their interest in what
could" The document was sworn
to before Mayor David Provost.
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